John mukray



(No Model.)

TOY SAVINGS BANK.4

No. 244,646. Patented July 19,1881.

INVENTR WITNESSES :l

ATTORNEY UNITED STATES PATENT OE'EICE.

JOHN MURRAY, OE NEW YORK, N. Y.

TOY vSAVINGS-BAN K.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 244,646, dated July 19, 1881.

Application file d June`14, 1881. (No model.) y

To all whom it may concern: v

Be it known that I, JOHN MURRAY, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Toy Savings-Banks, of which the following is a specification.

Figure l is a sectional side elevation of my improvement. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same,`taken through the line a: w x x, Fig. l.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts. l

' The object of this invention is to furnish toy savings-banks for children, so constructed as to connect amusement with the operation of depositing money in the banks.

The invention consists in a toy savings-bank constructed of a slotted base having a moneyreceiving compartment at its rear end, and at its forward end the figure of a tree having a slot in its rear side, the figures of a dog and cat connected with the base and tree byslides and springs, and the trip-lever, whereby the weight of a coin dropped upon the said triplever `will release the dog, and the forward movement of the dog will release the cat, as will be hereinafter fully described.

In the accompanying drawings, A reprel/sents the base or platform, the ends B of which extend down to serve as feet to support the toy. The forward part of the platform A has downwardly-projecting fianges C upon its-side edges. At the rear part of the platform the side flanges extend down to the lower edge of the end B, to form sides D to the bank.

The bottom E and inner end, F, ofthe bank are formed of an angular plate, asshown in Fig. 1, the upper edge of which rests'against a flange, G, formed upon the lower side of the middle part of the platform A, and the ba'se part E of the said plate rests against lugs I formed upon the sides D of the bank. ,The rear end of the angular plate E F is secured to the rear foot, B, detachably, by a screw, H, so that the said plate can be readily detached, when desired, by removing a single screw.

In the rear end of the platform A is formed a slot, J, of such a size that a penny or other coin can be readily dropped through it into the bank. In the rear part of the platform A, near the slot J, is formed a cross-groove, K, from which and along the central line of the said to the forward end of the said platform.

To the forward end of the platform A is attached the representation M of a tree, which may be made in two parts, riveted or otherwise secured to each other, and secured by lbolts or rivets to the said platform A. The inner side of the tree M, as it approaches the platform A,is curved to therearward, as shown in Fig. 1, until it meets the said platform, and has a slot, N, formed in it, in line with the slot L and extending up to the branched top of the tree M.

Within the tree M is placed a spiral spring, O,the upper end of which is secured in the upper part of the said tree, and the lower end is attached to a small slide, P. The slide P has a neck formed in it to'fit into the slot N, and to the outer end of the said slide is atcat.

In the inner surface of the lower part of the rear side of the tree M is formed anotch, B, to receive the forward edge of the inner part of the slide P and serve as a catch to hold the figure Q in place at the foot o f the tree M. With this construction, when the rear end of the ligure Q isV raised the slide P is released and the spring O draws the said slide and iigure up the'tree, giving the appearcnce of a oat running up a tree.

` Beneath the platform A is placed a spiral spring, S, the forward end of which is secured, at the forward end ofthe said platform,to some suitable support. The rear end of the spring S is attached to a slide, T, which has a neck formed in it to lit into the slot L of the said platform, and has shoulders formed upon it to fit into the lgroove K of the said platform, which groove thus serves as a catch to hold the lsaid slide against the tension of the spring S.

To the upper part of the slide `T is attached the ligure U of a dog, which is represented with one forward leg projecting, and with a wedge-shaped block upon the foot of the said extended leg.

To the sides D of the bank is pivoted, at a little'distance from its lupper end, a fiat lever, V, theupper part of which is curved downward, and its rear-part is slightly curved upward, as shown in Fig. 1. The curved upper 4mplatform is formed a slot, L, extending nearly tached, or upon it is formed, the gure Q of a IOO end of the lever V rests against thelower side of the slide T, and is arranged with such a leverage that the Weight of a penny or other coin dropped upon the rear end of the said lever 5 through the. slot J will operate the said lever to raise-the shoulders of the slide T out of the `groove K, and allow the spring S to draw the slide T and ligure U forward, giving,` the appearance of a dog, U, running toward the cat 1o Q. As the ligure U approaches the ligure Q I5 Q, to be drawn up the tree.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A toy savings bank constructed subzo stantially as herein shown and described, of a slotted base having,r a money-receiving conlpartment at its rear end,the ligure M of a tree having. a slot in its rear side, the figures U Q of a dog and cat, connected respectively with the base and tree by the slides T P and the springs S O, and the trip-lever V, as set forth.

2. In a toy savings-bank, the combination, with the slotted base A and the slotted tree M, of the gures U Q of a dog and cat, connected with the said base and tree respectively by the slides T l and the springs S O, and the trip-lever V, substantially as herein shown and described, whereby the weightof a coin dropped upon the said trip-lever Will release the dog, and the forward movement of 3 5 the dog will release the cat, as set forth.

JOHN MURRAY. Witnesses JAMES T. GRAHAM,

C. SEDGWIGK. 

